﻿using System.Collections.Generic;
using Flatland.GeneticProgramming.CoreTypes;

/**
* 
* Copyright (c) 2012 Anders Høst Kjærgaard | ahkj@itu.dk
* 
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namespace Flatland.GeneticProgramming.Crossovers {
    /// <summary>
    /// ICrosser interface for crossover strategies.
    /// </summary>
    public interface ICrossOver {
        /// <summary>
        /// Perform cross over with a given rate
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="reports"></param>
        /// <param name="crossOverRate"></param>
        void Cross(List<Report> reports, double crossOverRate, int maxTreeDepth);
    }
}
